The map above shows the mandatory evacuation area in red; it was expanded on Wednesday evening. The Head Fire is indicated by the large fire icon, with the approximate perimeter shown in black.

Yreka High School is ranked 1,049th within California. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Yreka High School is 15%.

The fire, however, remained at least 5½ miles from Yreka, according to an online map of the fire perimeter the Yreka Police Department shared Sunday morning on Facebook.

The freeway, which stretches from the Canadian border to the Mexican border, runs through Yreka. The McKinney Fire grew to 51,468 acres overnight and is burning about 10 miles west of Yreka.

The McKinney Fire broke out Friday afternoon in Northern California's Siskiyou County, just northwest of the town of Yreka, and exploded overnight, triggering evacuations. Driven by erratic winds ...

She arrived in Yreka a few months ago from West Columbia, South Carolina. She was living in a motel with her six children, ranging in age from 15 to her 1-year-old twins when she was told to evacuate.